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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
845 AM EDT TUE OCT 5 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         70    331 PM  85    1959  68      2       59       
  MINIMUM         37    502 AM  27    1945  45     -8       36       
  AVERAGE         54                        56     -2       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.45 1987   0.13  -0.13     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.52  -0.39     0.08    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.39                      4.65   3.74    11.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.87                     35.08  -1.21    42.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1987   0.0    0.0     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         9      2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        35      0       65       
  SINCE SEP 1     99                       155    -56      122       
  SINCE JUL 1    106                       170    -64      125       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     68                        72     -4       47       
  SINCE JAN 1    662                       757    -95      729       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        88      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        29      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  5 2004.......SUNRISE   652 AM EDT   SUNSET   625 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  6 2004.......SUNRISE   653 AM EDT   SUNSET   623 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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